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No. 58
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<opener><ref type="co_ref">10625, CO 60/25, p. 62; received 10 November
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<date when="1866-07-26">26<hi style="vertical-align: super; font-size: 80%;">th</hi> July 1866</date>
<salute>Sir,</salute>
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In compliance with the instructions conveyed in Your
Circular despatch of the <date when="1866-03-14">14<hi style="vertical-align: super; font-size: 80%;">th</hi> March 1866</date>, I have the honor
to forward the most authentic information I have been able
to obtain<fw type="catchword" style="text-align: right;">regarding</fw><pb facs="co_60_25/co_60_25_00063v.jpg"/> regarding the Coal Fields of <placeName ref="plc:british_columbia">British Columbia</placeName>.
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 I have the honor to be,<lb/>
 Sir,<lb/>
 Your most obedient<lb/>
 humble Servant<lb/>
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To the <orgName ref="org:foreign_office">Foreign Office</orgName> in L[ithographed] F[orm] in connection with other
similar replies to the Circular.
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12 Nov<hi style="vertical-align: super; font-size: 80%;">r</hi>
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So proceed.
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 Report on the coal fields of <placeName ref="plc:british_columbia">British Columbia</placeName>, prepared by
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